CNN Reporting: Balloon Boy's Parents agree to Plea Deal.

[ddeclue]

Mom to plea to false reporting - a misdemeanor.
Dad to plea to attempting to influence a public official - a felony.

No jail time.

[Lerkfish]

1. I already posted this in late breaking

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_mesg&forum=102&topic_id=4143834&mesg_id=4143834

[dysfunctional press]

3. well then you win the prize.

gd and lb are two different forums- but there's often posts about the same topic in more than one forum. not everybody goes to every forum.

[Lerkfish]

5. ok, thanks my bad.

[SoCalDem]

4. Many GDers never go to LBN

too many locked threads to weed through..

Welcome to the Loony Bin :hi:

[Teaser]

2. good.

now everyone gets to move on.

[DireStrike]

6. I still worry about the kids and the mom

But there are many families like that to worry about.

[Teaser]

7. yeah. maybe this will scare the crazy out of the Dad.

The kids are cute. Falcon looks a lot like my boy. As such, I was caught up in his story. Then, when fraud became the most likely scenario, I worried for a different reason: no kid should have to believe that of their daddy.

Still, there's worse families than this out there, with worse parents. Which is pretty awful.

[LiberalFighter]

8. I doubt it. I consider the dad a wack job.

[Junkdrawer]

9. Nothing on the "Media Outlet" that the sheriff talked about?

Kinda figured THAT would disappear....

Sheriff: Balloon Boy Family Made Deal with Media Outlet

Larimer County Sheriff Jim Aldernen says a media outlet may have played a role in the Heene family's balloon hoax, according to The Associated Press.

Documents show a media outlet made a deal to pay the Heene family, Aldernen told the AP. He did not name the outlet in question, but he says the organization is in an industry that blurs "the line between entertainment and news."

...

http://www.seattlepi.com/tvguide/411378_tvgif20.html

[struggle4progress]

10. Colorado parents plead guilty in balloon boy saga

By P. SOLOMON BANDA (AP) – 5 hours ago

FORT COLLINS, Colo. — The Colorado parents of three children could wind up in jail after admitting in court they fabricated a story about their son in a runaway balloon to gain publicity for a possible reality TV show.

Richard Heene appeared before a Larimer County District Court judge first, pleading guilty to a felony count of falsely influencing the sheriff who led the rescue effort during the 50-mile balloon chase that captivated a global television audience Oct. 15.

Mayumi Heene pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor charge of knowingly filing a false report with emergency services. Prosecutors said she had a lower level of culpability and cooperated with authorities, telling investigators the balloon launch was a publicity stunt two weeks in the making ...

http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5iC6jwbmzuVUF4YLJVJo5CPNtOLxQD9BV86V00